McIlroy was able to ‘minimise mistakes’ in round one at Shinnecock Hills as a one-under round of 69 put him near the top of the leaderboard

Rory McIlroy is getting better treatment from Long Island golf fans at the US Open than he did at last year's Ryder Cup and adds he's confident Shinnecock will not lose the course.

The Masters champion is relishing the challenge.

A fellow US Open rival has revealed how he thinks Rory McIlroy will fare at Shinnecock Hills this week after spotting him practising on his game in the UK

Rory McIlroy birdied two of his first three holes on Thursday to seize the early lead of the fog-hit US Open, while top-ranked Scottie Scheffler parred to began his bid for a…

The Northern Irishman carded a one-under 69 on day one.

McIlroy’s 69 was 11 strokes better than his opening effort at Shinnecock Hills in 2018.

Rory McIlroy was happy to see the US Golf Association slow the greens in Thursday's first round of the US Open with brutal winds testing top golfers at Shinnecock.

Scottie Scheffler, the world number one and a US Open win away from completing career Grand Slam, struggled with some facets of his game

Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler struggled to a two-over par 72 in Thursday's first round of the US Open, saying "good" shots were not good enough in punishing winds at Shinnecock.

McIlroy is in position to win the U.S. Open after the first round, despite some menacing wind.

McIlroy was able to ‘minimise mistakes’ in round one at Shinnecock Hills as a one-under round of 69 put him near the top of the leaderboard

Ryder Cowan knew he was playing good golf coming into the U.S. Open

Rory McIlroy was in a larger group on one under but would have been higher had he not bogeyed his final two holes.

A weather-delayed opening day created challenges and opportunities for the field with Rory McIlroy in touch after his first round

Former Cal golfer bounced back in a big way on Friday to put himself in the mix for a U.S. Open title. After completing his suspended first round with a par on

The Masters champion was four shots behind the leader at the turn at Shinnecock Hill.

The Masters champion was four shots behind the leader at the turn at Shinnecock Hill

McIlroy slipped seven off the pace after being in contention at the turn.

Wyndham Clark leads by four shots from Matt Fitzpatrick, Xander Schauffele and Sam Stevens

Three bogeys in a row and a double bogey on the back nine doomed Rory McIlroy's hopes of pushing the leaders Friday at the US Open, but he fancies his chances just the same.